State and federal trustee agencies have released the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan. The document summarizes the injuries to wildlife, habitat, and recreational uses from the oil spill that occurred on Nov. 7, 2007. It also describes a number of restoration projec
To meet the growing demand for dynamic positioning (DP) services in the North Sea and broaden the reach of the company’s global offshore offering, GL Noble Denton has established a dedicated DP team at its offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company already serves a wide range of clients from its DP c
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been named the 2012 World’s Most Admired Company in the Oil and Gas Equipment, Services industry by FORTUNE® Magazine. The rankings are based on a survey of approximately 15,000 senior executives, outside directors and industry analysts. Companies were ev
Scour – the movement of sediment that can erode the seabed around a fixed structure – is one of the major concerns when designing offshore wind turbine foundations. Indeed, turbine foundations are more susceptible to scour than predicted, as shown by Anders Wedel Nielsen, who recently joined DHI tea
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni. The parties discussed current issues and prospects for further cooperation in the energy sector. Particular attention was p
Ezra Holdings Limited, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, has sold 60 million shares in SGX-listed Ezion Holdings Limited (Ezion) as part of its capital allocation strategy. This divestment will strengthen Ezra’s cash
Finnish renewable technology developer, Wello Ltd, has announced that its Penguin wave energy converter is ready for full-scale deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, following successful testing. Wello’s 0.5 MW Penguin device, which produces sustainable power through wave
Veripos, world leaders for provision of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has extended the North West European sector of its global multi-source network with the establishment of new reference station facilities at Hammerfest in northern Norway. The new
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee moderated a meeting dedicated to the South Stream project. Taking part in the meeting were Leonid Chugunov, Head of the Project Management Department, Pavel Oderov, Head of the International Business Department and Marcel Kramer, Chief Exec
Hydratight has launched an updated Emergency Pipeline Repair System to offer better disaster planning and contingency services to operators and contractors. Following the dramatic reaction to the Gulf disaster in early 2011, ever-increasing demands are being placed on oil and gas operators to provid
U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of a pilot project license for the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) of Portland. The permit, which requires close environment
MEO Australia Limited releases the findings of an independent report by Senergy (GB) Limited (“Senergy”), commissioned by MEO to provide a preliminary volumetric assessment of the Marina-1 gas and liquids discovery and the Breakwater prospect in its 100% owned WA-454-P, in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf,
For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated the potential of undiscovered, technically recoverable onshore shale oil and gas resources in Alaska’s North Slope. The estimates range from 0 up to 2 billion barrels of oil and from 0 up to 80 trillion cubic feet of gas – representing tec
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, announced the appointment of Timothy Stiven as Managing Director of Ocean Power Technologies Limited, the Company’s UK-based wholly-owned subsidiary, effective March 1, 2012. He succeeds Angus Norman, who is stepping down from
